Innovation
Two Everest Re Divisions Team to Offer Global Specialty Coverages
Two divisions of Everest Re Group will combine to offer specialty coverages outside of the United States and Canada, essentially going global in their efforts. Specialty Insurance Group (SIG) and ...
China Insurers Market “Naughty Child” Coverage and Other Innovations
Your child throws a tantrum and smashes something? Take out "naughty child insurance". Similarly, buy cover against your bride becoming pregnant before the honeymoon, your team being knocked out of ...
Asia Ripe For Reinsurance Expansion, Fitch Says
Softening premium rates in Asia and the market's broad potential for growth is spurring a regional spike in demand for reinsurance, Fitch Ratings has concluded in a new report. What's more, that ...
Enstar to Pay $218M For South Carolina P&C Company
Bermuda-based Enstar Group Ltd. said it will grab Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company from Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina for $218 million. The deal represents an expansion of ...
German Insurers May Cover Country’s Infrastructure Funding Shortfall
Germany's insurers said they may back a government call to invest in infrastructure to help cover an annual 7 billion-euro ($9 billion) taxpayer shortfall to repair roads and bridges. The GDV, the ...
Google’s Driverless Car Impresses in Demo Run
The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn't lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable. This isn't damning with faint praise. ...RiskMatch: More Carrier Benefits Summarized
While Kabir Syed, the creator of RiskMatch, stresses that he's built a system that is broker-focused, carriers are key beneficiaries of the information that RiskMatch extracts from brokers to drive ...
Taking a Test Drive: A Carrier CEO Tour of RiskMatch
A carrier CEO who logs onto RiskMatch—the new platform created by Kabir Syed to enhance the relationships of carriers and brokers—is greeted by a screen with a big number in the upper right-hand ...